On the Way to Wonderland

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On the Way to Wonderland
On the Way to Wonderland cover.jpg
Studio album by
Sunrise Avenue
Released25 August 2006
Recorded2006
Genre Pop rock
Length55:54
Label EMI
Producer Jukka Baklund
Sunrise Avenue chronology
On the Way to Wonderland
(2006)		 Popgasm
(2009)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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On the Way to Wonderland is the debut album by the Finnish rock band Sunrise Avenue.

Contents

Track listing

  1. "Choose to Be Me"
  2. "Forever Yours"
  3. "All Because of You"
  4. "Fairytale Gone Bad"
  5. "Diamonds"
  6. "Heal Me"
  7. "It Ain't the Way"
  8. "Make It Go Away"
  9. "Destiny"
  10. "Sunny Day"
  11. "Only"
  12. "Into the Blue"
  13. "Romeo"
  14. "Fight 'Til Dying"
  15. "Wonderland"
    Bonus songs in special edition
  16. "Nasty" (Acoustic Bonus)
  17. "Forever Yours" (Nightliner Mix)
  18. "Forever Yours" (Acoustic Version)
  19. "Fairytale Gone Bad" (Acoustic Version)

Personnel

Charts

Certifications

Sales certifications for On the Way to Wonderland
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Austria (IFPI Austria) [11] Gold15,000*
Finland (Musiikkituottajat) [12] Platinum47,613 [12]
Germany (BVMI) [13] Platinum200,000^
Greece (IFPI Greece) [14] Gold7,500^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland) [15] Gold15,000^

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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References

  1. ↑ Allmusic review
  2. ↑ "Austriancharts.at – Sunrise Avenue – On The Way To Wonderland" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
  3. ↑ "Sunrise Avenue: On The Way To Wonderland" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
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  7. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Sunrise Avenue – On The Way To Wonderland". Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
  8. ↑ "Jahreshitparade Alben 2007". austriancharts.at. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
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  12. 1 2 "Sunrise Avenue" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland . Retrieved 5 February 2021.
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  14. ↑ "Ελληνικό Chart – Top 50 Ξένων Aλμπουμ" (in Greek). IFPI Greece . Retrieved 5 February 2021.
  15. ↑ "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards ('On The Way To Wonderland')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 February 2021.



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